Sports

The city of Akron is home to Zips athletics as well as professional and minor league teams. Students of Akron have the best of both worlds; the community involvement in a Division I Athletics program, along with access to multiple major-league teams within 45 minutes of campus.

Summit Artspace - a variety of art-related programming for area individuals, families and groups, classes and schools, businesses and nonprofit organizations, including workshops, lectures, demonstrations, artist as an entrepreneur institute.

Get active

Get up and get moving! Staying active in between classes and studying couldn’t be easier in Akron. With endless possibilities around the area, you’ll have a hard time choosing which one you want to do first.

Akron Marathon – The popular fall marathon now has two warm-up events in the summer, offering 1-mile to half-marathon options.

Akron Zoo - More than 700 animals from around the world located 10 minutes west of campus.

Metro parks - Metro offers 14 parks, conservation areas and 125 miles of trails for all sorts of outdoor fun

Nightlife - No time for sleeping when Akron’s vivacious nightlife is within walking distance from campus

Annual events and festivals

Akron hosts thousands of events each year from live concerts to monthly art walks and historic festivals to holiday celebrations. Join other students and citizens of Akron in learning and loving your community.

Accommodations while visiting UA

Downtown Akron

If you want to get off campus and discover Akron, downtown is the place to start. Easily accessible and only minutes away, downtown Akron puts you in the center of vibrant cultural amenities, living opportunities, delicious dining options, unique shopping excursions and more.